
Richard Dillane
Known For
Acting
Born
1964-10-15 in London, England, United Kingdom
Biography
Richard Dillane (born 1964) is a British actor. He appears in a lead role of the Netflix series Young Wallander, based on the character Kurt Wallander created by novelist Henning Mankell. He played British intelligence agent Peter Nicholls in Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning 2012 political thriller Argo, and Merv Humphreys, husband of Margaret Humphreys (played by Emily Watson) in Jim Loach's fact-based movie Oranges and Sunshine.
Most Known For

Midsomer Murders
as Oliver Ordish

Doctor Who
as Carter

Murder at the Embassy
as Robert

Peaky Blinders
as General Curran

Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Major Summerhayes

Outlander
as Captain Raines

The Crown
as King George V

Andor
as Davo Sculdun

The Last Kingdom
as Ludeca

Vera
as Will Peyton

Call the Midwife
as Mr. Scarisbrick

Father Brown
as Sir Charles Hakeworth

The Dark Knight
as Acting Commissioner

Endeavour
as Leo Richardson

Foyle's War
as Charles Roper

Casualty
as Anthony Sharman

Casualty
as Sean Anderson

Heartbeat
as Terry

Spooks
as John Richardson

Poldark
as Henry Bull